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Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram hit by outage
Social media giant Facebook along with Whatsapp and Instagram appear to have been hit by an outage affecting some users.
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Nauru-Australia Treaty: Strategic gain or 'corrupt arrangement'?
Refugee advocates and academics are weighing in on Australia's latest move on the Pacific geopolitical chessboard.
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PNG reveals defense deal with US worth US$864m
11 Dec 2024No figure valuing the bilateral agreement signed in 2023 has previously been released.
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Fiji police lack understanding of universal human rights - women's rights activist
11 Dec 2024Women's Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali says authorities had imposed restrictions that significantly limited participation in a march marking the conclusion of the World Human Rights Day.
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Pacific housing crisis stagnates despite growing demand
More than 30 per cent of Pasifika live in overcrowded homes, facing complex issues stemming from cultural values clashing with a housing market that favours smaller, high-profit properties.
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More than 700 villagers in PNG's Southern Highlands affected by flooding
11 Dec 2024A villager said the continuous heavy rain caused the Naru River to burst its banks, washing away food gardens, livestock, houses, and leaving locals "hungry in the last few days".
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Cook Islands health ministry launches new policy to promote breastfeeding
11 Dec 2024"Every child who is born is special to us, and our focus is to ensure that they are well looked after from the time that they are born, especially the first 1000 days of their lives."
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OFC 2025 Men's Champions League groups confirmed
11 Dec 2024Eight of the very best clubs in the Pacific will meet in Solomon Islands next year aiming to be crowned the kings of Oceania football.
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Wife of ex-Palau president released a day after arrest
11 Dec 2024Christa Toribiong arrested upon entry at the Saipan International Airport on Monday in relation to criminal charges filed against her in the State of Texas.
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CNMI 'losing traction' as a destination - hotel association
11 Dec 2024Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands has painted a dim picture about Northern Marianas' tourism industry after another subpar hotel occupancy rate in October 2024.
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Tonga's PM Hu'akavameiliku throws in the towel
Opinion - Hu'akavameiliku surprised everyone by announcing his resignation, writes Lopeti Senituli.
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Wife of former Palau president arrested on Saipan
Christa Toribiong, the wife of former Palau President Johnson Toribiong, was detained in Saipan due to an outstanding arrest warrant on the United States mainland.
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NZ's new emissions plan still not on track to meet climate targets
11 Dec 2024The plan reveals flagship policies - such as Electrify NZ and the aim of having 10,000 EV chargers by 2030 - will have a comparatively tiny impact on emissions over the next five years.
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South Auckland market celebrates entrepreneurs, ‘Southside pride’ and karaoke
11 Dec 2024A vibrant new market is transforming South Auckland, offering local Māori and Pacific entrepreneurs a fee-free platform to showcase their products, with space, gear, and power provided.
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New football complex opens in Apia
Football Federation Samoa officially opened its FIFA-funded Apia Park Football Complex, costing $12 million tālā (around NZ$7.1m), on Monday.
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Fijian MP urges govt to address squatter settlement issue
Opposition MP Praveen Bala says about 200,000 people live in informal settlements and the "insecure living environment contributes significantly to poverty levels".
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No problem with Taiwanese leader visiting 'allies', CNMI's US congressman says
10 Dec 2024"Taiwan's president is visiting countries in the region that support Taiwan. I don't find anything wrong with that," Gregorio Sablan said.
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More nobles resign from Tonga's Cabinet
Lord Fohe, Lord Vaea, and Lord Tu'i'afitu have resigned from their ministerial portfolios.
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Pacific pair named on NZR Board
10 Dec 2024Kevin Mealamu and Caren Rangi have been selected to join seven other Kiwis at the decision-making table of New Zealand Rugby.
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Fijian peacekeepers 'secure and accounted for'
Defence and veteran affairs minister confirmed on Tuesday that all Fijian troops in the Middle East remain safe amidst the recent developments in Syria.
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Smokefree 2025 plan 'frustratingly ambiguous'
10 Dec 2024Māori Public Health said the plan in its current state will not have the substantive impact that Māori and Pacific communities desperately need.
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What's in store for Pacific island nations under Trump 2.0
10 Dec 2024Depending on who you ask, Donald Trump's impending return to the White House holds a promise or poses a threat.
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Fiji's illegal immigrant population doubles in a year
A government source told RNZ Pacific that 90 percent of offenders were Pacific Islanders who had come to Fiji to study and then overstayed.
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Australia and Nauru sign economic, social and security deal
"The Nauru-Australia Treaty will strengthen Nauru's long-term stability and economic resilience," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday.
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